Diego, Me Encanta

Forget the new James Bond movie. I'm more excited about Milk, the Harvey Milk biopic starring Sean Penn which comes out on December 5th. The film recounts the story of the first openly gay man to be elected into office in California during the 1970s. Sadly, he was assassinated the following year. The timing of this film's release is uncanny given the recent results of the Prop 8 vote in California.

Milk's allure for me lies in the fact that this is the first major English-language release that Diego Luna has done in years. According to various sources, Diego plays Sean Penn's lover. (I was pursing my lips with envy as I typed that last sentence). Watch the trailer below; you'll see Diego at 0:58, sporting big hair, aviators, and skintight jeans with his arm wrapped around Sean Penn.

I know it's typical of girls with massive celebrity crushes to gush about how great the objects of their affection are; nevertheless, I honestly admire Diego for the audacity and variety of his project choices. Of his more prominent film roles, he's played:

A hormonal teenager out to seduce an older woman on a road trip (Y Tu Mama Tambien)

Diane, thanks for the compliment! I get asked about the banner photo all the time. It's actually a picture of Carrie Bradshaw's closet from SATC that I'd saved to my computer ages ago; I can't remember where it's from. I adjusted the brightness and transparency of the photo so that my title shows up better.

I heard this movie and actually read a headline recently that suggested that if the movie Milk had been released earlier, there may have been a different outcome on Proposition 8? Interesting nonetheless. Anyway, I STILL implore you to watch James Bond. He is too sexy for words. I PROMISE YOU.